Table 3

Degree of diagnostic accuracy in HCC and non-malignant (NM) nodules (whole series)

HCC (n=72)NM (n=57)SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVAccuracyYouden index
All three positive26036.1%100%100%55.3%64.3%0.36
At least two positive58080.6%100%100%80.3%89.2%0.81
At least one positive70997.2%84.2%88.6%96.0%91.5%0.81
EZH2+/HSP70+37051.4%100%100%62.0%72.9%0.51
EZH2+/GPC3+37051.4%100%100%62.0%72.9%0.51
HSP70+/GPC3+36050.0%100%100%61.3%72.1%0.50
EZH2+56477.8%93.0%93.3%76.8%84.5%0.71
HSP70+49368.1%94.7%94.2%70.1%79.8%0.63
GPC3+49268.1%96.5%94.2%70.5%80.6%0.65
  • NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.